Erich VII Durrandon

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'''Erich VII Durrandon''' (~~born~~ 3841 A.H.), known as '''Erich the Unready''', was the first [[The Stormlands|Storm King]] at the beginning of the [[Coming of the Andals]]. When the [[Andals]] began migrating to [[Westeros]] en masse, Erich famously ignored them to focus on his war to retake the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] from [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]], and to defend against a [[Dorne|Dornish]] invasion by [[Olyvar I Yronwood]], and was named "the Unready<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire''. London: HarperVoyager. p.225</ref>.

'''Erich VII [[House Durrandon|Durrandon]]''' (3841 A.H.-43 A.I.), known as '''Erich the Unready''', was the first [[The Stormlands|Storm King]] at the beginning of the [[Coming of the Andals]]. He ascended the Storm Throne in 3867 A.H. When the [[Andals]] began migrating to Westeros en masse, Erich famously ignored them to focus on his war to retake the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] from [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]], and to defend against a [[Dorne|Dornish]] invasion by [[Olyvar I Yronwood|Olyvar I]] [[House Yronwood|Yronwood]], and was named "the Unready<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire''. London: HarperVoyager. p.225</ref>.

== History ==

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At the same time, minor Andal adventurers began to land in and near the Stormlands, threatening his vassals. News of Andal conquests from the [[First Men]] in the [[Mountain and Vale]] would reach him, but overwhelmed by his own problems, Erich ignored the invasion to focus on his own problems. Years later, Olyvar I Yronwood would lead an invasion force against the Stormlands, intending to expand his domain north into the Eastern Marches.

Erich~~'s sister, Rowan Durrandon,~~ would ~~marry Ludd~~ [[~~House Konugtun~~|~~Konugtun~~]], ~~Lord~~ of ~~Griffin's Roost~~, in his ~~reign~~.

Between 31-32 A.I. Erich would [[The March on the Slayne|march on the Slayne]] intent on reintegrating the region back into the Stormlands, establishing [[House Slayne]] as the Magnar over all of the houses along the river Slayne and sworn to the Durrandons.

His son, Durran, would die before him at 54. Erich would follow soon after, and would be succeeded by his grandson [[Qarlton II Durrandon]].

== Trivia ==

* Erich the Unready is only the third 'Erich' of [[House Durrandon]] that is known of, the others being his ancestors [[Erich III Durrandon|Erich the Sailmaker]] and Erich Kin-Killer. The histories of the five Storm Kings named Erich that preceded him are lost.

* Erich's sister, Rowan Durrandon, would marry Ludd [[House Konugtun|Konugtun]], Lord of Griffin's Roost, in his reign.

== References ==

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 [[File:Erich VII Durrandon - Erich the Unready.png|thumb|Erich the Unready]]
-'''Erich VII Durrandon''' (born 3841 A.H.), known as '''Erich the Unready''', was the first [[The Stormlands|Storm King]] at the beginning of the [[Coming of the Andals]]. When the [[Andals]] began migrating to [[Westeros]] en masse, Erich famously ignored them to focus on his war to retake the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] from [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]], and to defend against a [[Dorne|Dornish]] invasion by [[Olyvar I Yronwood]], and was named "the Unready<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire''. London: HarperVoyager. p.225</ref>.
+'''Erich VII [[House Durrandon|Durrandon]]''' (3841 A.H.-43 A.I.), known as '''Erich the Unready''', was the first [[The Stormlands|Storm King]] at the beginning of the [[Coming of the Andals]]. He ascended the Storm Throne in 3867 A.H. When the [[Andals]] began migrating to Westeros en masse, Erich famously ignored them to focus on his war to retake the [[The Stormlands#The Hook|Hook]] from [[Justin Milk-Eye]] [[House Massey|Massey]], and to defend against a [[Dorne|Dornish]] invasion by [[Olyvar I Yronwood|Olyvar I]] [[House Yronwood|Yronwood]], and was named "the Unready<ref>George R.R. Martin. (2014). ''The World of Ice and Fire''. London: HarperVoyager. p.225</ref>.
 == History ==
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 At the same time, minor Andal adventurers began to land in and near the Stormlands, threatening his vassals. News of Andal conquests from the [[First Men]] in the [[Mountain and Vale]] would reach him, but overwhelmed by his own problems, Erich ignored the invasion to focus on his own problems. Years later, Olyvar I Yronwood would lead an invasion force against the Stormlands, intending to expand his domain north into the Eastern Marches.
-Erich's sister, Rowan Durrandon, would marry Ludd [[House Konugtun|Konugtun]], Lord of Griffin's Roost, in his reign.
+Between 31-32 A.I. Erich would [[The March on the Slayne|march on the Slayne]] intent on reintegrating the region back into the Stormlands, establishing [[House Slayne]] as the Magnar over all of the houses along the river Slayne and sworn to the Durrandons.
+His son, Durran, would die before him at 54. Erich would follow soon after, and would be succeeded by his grandson [[Qarlton II Durrandon]].
 == Trivia ==
 * Erich the Unready is only the third 'Erich' of [[House Durrandon]] that is known of, the others being his ancestors [[Erich III Durrandon|Erich the Sailmaker]] and Erich Kin-Killer. The histories of the five Storm Kings named Erich that preceded him are lost.
+* Erich's sister, Rowan Durrandon, would marry Ludd [[House Konugtun|Konugtun]], Lord of Griffin's Roost, in his reign.
 == References ==

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